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US oil lobby launches eight-figure ad blitz amid record fossil fuel extraction (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 15 points 10 months ago (2 children)

The ad blitz – which uses images of farm vehicles, footballers under floodlights and concert goers holding phones lit up

So they spent tens of millions of dollars on stock footage. I've never seen this ad and I know exactly what it's going to look like.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The spending is mostly on putting it in front of people

[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 3 points 10 months ago

Clearly. Unlike that crypto exchange they didn't even bother springing for Matt Damon

[–] Krackalot@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm guessing from your statement that it sounds like a horrible investment. Unless it's to launder money....

[–] Esqplorer@lemmy.zip 2 points 10 months ago

Or their brother-in-law runs the ad agency